Final Exam Practice Cross Word

Using the information from your final exam study guide, complete the crossword.

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A “splendid little war” between the United States and Spain in 1898 over Cuban independence. From this conflict the US gained possession of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippians.

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Ended the Opium Wars between Britain and China. Britain retained possession of Honk Kong until 1996

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person sent on a religious mission, esp. one sent to promote Christianity in a foreign country.

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Boers (Dutch) fought England in order to regain the independence they had given up to obtain British help against the Zulus

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policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force

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idea that the government should not get involved in businesses.

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a 1917 diplomatic proposal from the German Empire for Mexico to join the Central Powers. It was intercepted by the British and led to American involvement in WWI.

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The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began as a mutiny of sepoys of the East India Company's army on 10 May 1857

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An armed conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848 over possession of the Southwestern United States

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form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)

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political and economic theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, later developed by their followers to form the basis for the theory and practice of communism.

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debt securities issued by a government to finance military operations and other expenditure in times of war

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treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of World War I which demanded giant reparations from the German

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FDR’s plan to pull the US out of the Great Depression

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18th Amendment, it prohibited the sale and purchase of liquor in the US

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1929-1942, the US experienced an economic slump that saw many jobless and experiencing homelessness.

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fierce warrior tribe in South Africa that resisted both Dutch and British colonization.

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using assembly line techniques, goods can be produced at a large speed

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War between Russia and Japan (1904 – 1905) in which the Japanese victory gave them power over Korea and Manchuria

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A country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that country.

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patriotic feeling, principles, or efforts

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A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.

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secret clubs that served liquor at a time when it wasn’t allowed

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British cruise liner that was sank by a German U-boat in 1917. This angered Americans as 128 citizens were aboard.

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union or association formed for mutual benefit, esp. between countries or organizations

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alliance that included Germany, Italy, and Japan during WWII.

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policy or practice on the part of people in positions of authority of restricting the freedom and responsibilities of those subordinate to them in the subordinates' supposed best interest.

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belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests

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Treaty that ended the Mexican-American War and gave the US possession of AZ, NM, NV, NM, CA, and CO.

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form of socialism featuring racism and expansionism and obedience to a strong leader such as Adolf Hitler

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deliberate killing of a large group of people, esp. those of a particular ethnic group or nation.

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authoritarian and nationalistic system of government and social organization such as under Benito Mussolini

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the alliance linking Russia, France, and Britain after the signing of the Anglo-Russian Entente on August 31, 190

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A United States federal law signed by President Chester A. Arthur on May 6, 1882. This act provided an absolute 10-year moratorium on Chinese labor immigration.

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secret government program was responsible for creating the Atomic bomb under J. Robert Oppenheimer.

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German submarine used in World War I or World War II.

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degree of wealth and material comfort available to a person or community

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alliance that contained the US, Britain, France and Russia during WWII.

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international organization formed in 1920 to promote cooperation and peace among nations, it did not include the US

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girls that went against the social norm, they had short hair, smoked cigarettes and went out dancing... Icon of the 1920's

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a business leader whose means of amassing a personal fortune contributes positively to the country in some way.

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A country or area in which another country has power to affect developments although it has no formal authority.

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A Rudyard Kipling poem that insinuated that the job of the white man was to care for uncivilized whites (super racist).

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The theory that individuals, groups, and peoples are subject to the same Darwinian laws of natural selection as plants and animals

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machines replacing human labor

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The policy of granting equal trade opportunities to all countries

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day the fighting of WWI ended. Now it is known as Veterans day.

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Wars fought between the British and Chinese over Opium importation into China.

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in the assembly line model its where a person focuses on one thing and becomes good at it

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When one country is controlled politically and financially by a larger country. Cuba was told by the US after the Spanish American War who they could trade and make treaties with.

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Patriotic feeling, principles, or efforts

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After WWI, the United States tried to return to this policy separating it from the other nations and their issues.

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World War I the alliance of Germany and Austria-Hungary and other nations allied with them in opposing the Allies

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information, esp. of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political point of view

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Hitler’s systematic murder of the Jewish people (and others such as the mentally handicapped, and Gypsies) during WWII.

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money given by the government to business owners and individuals

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a way of organizing a society in which the government owns the things that are used to make and transport products (such as land, oil, factories, ships, etc.)

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A political and economic theory of social organization that advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.

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policy or system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race in South Africa

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